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Jacks to Open

Release Date calendar
1984
Platform joystick
Pinball
Game Type type
Released
Max Players players
4
Overview

Jacks to Open' was a remake of the 1-player EM game Gottlieb's 1977 'Jacks Open'. Note that the order in which the drop targets stand is different from 'Jacks Open'. 'Jacks to Open' served as the test platform for the first alphanumeric displays, although they first appeared in production on Premier's 1985 'Chicago Cubs "Triple Play"'. We actually made ten complete 'Jack to Open' games with the alphanumeric display and a new backglass (having new art to fit the openings for the new digits). There was some management concern that it wouldn't make any difference in the cashbox. That turned out to be undetermined, since there really was no way to tell how much the game would have made without it, at the same location. But we did get some positive feedback because of the initials-entering capability it now had. And players in general liked the displayed messages too.

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Cooperative

No

ESRB

Not Rated

Genres
Pinball
Developers
Mylstar Electronics
Publishers
Gottlieb
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